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Free Agency Rumour Thread

Sam froling to the Hawks?

I thought #3 was Carmelo Anthony?

Wildcats Centre is it Luke Nevill ?

On Worthos podcast he claims the NZ Breakers coach Braswell will not be returning and that majok majok to cairns could happen

What happened to Khazzouh?

1 Trimble 2 Prather 3 LeBron James

whos the third import for United 1 Trimble 2 Prather

Cam bairstaw

david Andersen?

And they are Praying for the return of a friendly face to fill that 2nd import slot.

Nah wouldn't be Reader he is 46 or 47 now maybe Rogers who is only 45!
Familiar face to replace Hire hope it's not DKD.
As for the import they're hoping for let me guess Jaron Johnson again lol.

Perth taking a very interesting path.
Rumour is they have lined up another Centre, not an import, and it will shock everybody and not in a good way. I don't quite believe it myself.
But no its not Jawai.

Lol ^ give us names you can remain "anonymous". Or are you just jibber jabbering/trolling???

Perth taking a very interesting path.
Rumour is they have lined up another Centre, not an import, and it will shock everybody and not in a good way. I don't quite believe it myself.
But no its not Jawai.

Also tip to replace Hire with a familiar name, and again run with only 2 imports.
And they are Praying for the return of a friendly face to fill that 2nd import slot.

As a whole I don't mind the players I have heard. Pluses and Minuses, but I think that overall the team would be slightly stronger and have better depth. So have to wait and see. The Centre idea is so crazy it may be true.

Prather and Trimble to United is my mail

Adnam Phoenix, but so was Neilson to kings. Would not think he’d be to happy with the signing ofGibson.

Adnam to Cairns, Phoenix and Sydney apparently.

Yes Kendall Stephens is eligible as an Aussie.

Mathiang Mangok to Phoenix. United getting left behind. Prather back to a Melbourne based team.

Is Kendall Stephens able to play as an Australian?

Hawks owner would like us to believe Melo to the Hawks!

Kev to the Kings + another Sydney local junior.

any more news on signings or rumoured signings

Adnam to Phoenix is starting to buzz

I’d think Adnam a chance back in Sydney now with Wilson kicking footballs.

Teams should be chasing Kendall Stephens he's a beast from 3

Any news on SE Melb signings? Liam Santamaria suggested at the end of NBL show overtime there's been pen to paper signs

A signing a day keeps the doctor away

Kendall Stephens son of Everette is the pick of those listed played in Europe last year.

Kevin lisch what is he SG OR PG?

Kendall Stephens is his father Everett Stephens?

DJ Mitchell? Son of the Gold Coast Roller that put his arm through a glass window in frustration @ the Snake Pit? I can't recall his name but played with Andrew LeFleur.

Tad Dufelmeier JR, hope he is not as agro as his Father (who has a great 3pt shooter).

Aussiehoopla Sons of NBL imports born in Australia possible local players

Kendall Stephens 6 7
DJ Mitchell 6 8
Xavier Cook 6 8
Keanu Pinder 6 9
Shyalen Woodberry
Tad Dufelmeier JR
Adrian Lafleur

Adnam heading further north perhaps?

Surely Adnam will get a gig somewhere - he had a decent season. Not sure if Hawks would have room for him though?

"Would Perth be interested in Jawai again ?"

Jawai would add value anywhere, and yes, a combination of Jawai and Jervis would work. (Keeping that 3rd import slot available)

But the question is "would Jawai be interested in Perth again?" and I think the answer is no.
He went home for less than he was offered to renew in Perth, and his value has dropped further. Plus Cairns seems to have been good for him, he looked physically better than he has for a while. And whilst it is isolated, its not as bad as Perth. Perth still has the longest flights, and they don't don't agree with his back and leg issues.

Besides, a couple more years, and he can retire as a local legend.

I actually like the idea of Barlow on the Sixers as an experienced utility guy who can set a good example for his team-mates. But I think he'd want too much money to leave Melbourne at this late stage of his career.

I also like Moller's hustle and think he'd be a nice spark-plug off the bench, but for me he hasn't shown a consistent enough outside shot to start at the three, nor has he shown he can rebound well enough to start alongside DJ at the 4. In a perfect world, you sign him as a cheap energy guy instead of Wiley and keep that extra import slot for a different skill-set. But too late now!

I also like the way McVeigh came on late in the season and I think he has already shown a higher skill level than Moller. I could see McVeigh being a Wagstaff level player, or if the Sixers get REALLY lucky, maybe he turns into a Mark Worthington type down the road. So there's probably not really a good fit for Moller on the Sixers with Wiley and McVeigh there.

Was a problem last year and conger didn't seem to fix the problem. Trimble or similar pg is a must. Barstow who knows, but another year with frolling, a cheaper pf won't be a problem. I have faith in McVeigh to step up.

What about Barlow of Moller at the three, both play extremely good defence, Barlow very good three point shooter and Moller very good getting to the rack and rebounding. Melbourne haven’t confirmed either signing yet.

That's the big IF isn't it anonymous? IF the Sixers manage to sign both Bairstow AND Trimble, then they will probably be playoff material. Even then, there's some big question marks about how they defend at the 3. We saw last season that Drmic, Moore, Teys, McVeigh were all over-matched trying to guard big wings. Hence why Deleon was dumped and Conger signed. Only real hope there is that Wiley plays the three and suddenly discovers how to play defence!

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Turner is only 29 so has time ahead of him so the question is would you want him as a backup big or go with go with Aussies live Jervis or Mitch Young.

Johnson, frolling. Wiley, bairstow. Drmic, mcviegh Moore, teys Trimble (import), bruce. And then guy out if college for 11th spot. Not a too bad lineup.

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Nbl 1

Ray turner becoming an Aussie is there still a place for him in the NBL

There is talk of Fotu, but injuries have not helped him. Maybe Motom but I don’t see anyone else. Cooks and Landale if he can get to better euro team will earn twice what is available in nbl.

Other than Madgen do any other Europe based players look like coming back?

Dan Trist to SEM as well was not on free agents list.

Total number free agents from last seasons teams is 69, with 7 confirmed signed up to new or same team.

Ok, not posting as an anon now, this is a weak ass thread, happy now!

Some people are stupid, my original post was 3rd from top saying this is a useless thread, who cares where a guy that will only hit the court in garbage time or injuries. Shit, Bruce got signed and ended up playing more minutes than guys already on roster.
Hot topic, where is Deng Deng going to warm bench let alone where is Larkins dad going to pay for him to wave towels at end of bench.

I like Mitch Young's game as you know he will give effort every play and if he gets his body right (hasn't seen the same since his bout of Glandular fever a couple of seasons back) then if Jervis leaves Perth for family reasons then I wouldn't mind him as a backup.

Would Perth be interested in Jawai again ?

I don't understand the hate for Adnam, I mean I know that he sucks but I'd take him over Peter Hooley every day of the week but yet nobody bags Hooley and his pathetic foul shooting.

" back to my original post"
Haha what original post you have no posting history.